US Secretary of State Rubio expected to speak to Morocco FM on Friday.
In his initial diplomatic engagements, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who assumed office yesterday, is slated to discuss
Moroccan authorities have retrieved the body of footballer Abdellatif Akhrif after a four-month delay, highlighting strained ties with Algeria. The Ittihad Riadhi de Tanger player’s remains were handed over at the Zouj Bghal border late Thursday. Akhrif, 24, drowned on July 6 during a boat trip off Restinga beach. While three companions were rescued, Akhrif’s body was found on August 8 near Oran, Algeria. DNA confirmation and bureaucratic hurdles delayed the repatriation.
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